Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yobbo

/ˈjɒbəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: yob-bo
IPA: /ˈjɒbəʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yob.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Yeah, but you heard what Blake said. We wouldn't stand a chance against Pike's mob. They're a right bunch of yobbos."
"He stared at them with eyes dull with fatigue, and let out a long sigh. “Trouble, trouble” he replied wearily. “Skinheads and yobboes fighting the coloureds"."
"Humphrey Appleby: Oh, Bernard, we can't have foreign policy made by yobbos like Fleet Street editors or backbench MPs! / Richard Wharton: Or cabinet ministers. / Humphrey Appleby: Or cabinet ministers. (laugh track)"
"We're not catering to the yobbos. We'd rather have a smaller crowd of nice people that are really into the game than a whole mass of uncouth people"
"A wanker fights inequality / And for people’s rights / A wanker fights class prejudice / A yobbo just fights"

Etymology

Etymology tree English yob Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English yobbo From yob + -o.

Usage

Inflected Forms

yobbos (plural) yobboes (plural) yabbo (alternative)

Synonyms

yob bully tough hooligan ruffian roughneck rowdy yobo

Rhymes With

gobbo

Questions

How do you pronounce yobbo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɒbəʊ/.
What does yobbo mean?: A yob.
Where does yobbo come from?: Etymology tree English yob Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English yobbo From yob + -o.

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